H3F LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC792111 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,020

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£89.0k
Current assets£38.3k
Cash£16.8k
Net assets£1.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-05-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-01
    TABASSUM, Zobia appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-01
    YASIN, Usman appointed
    director
  9. 2025-04-01
    TABASSUM, Zobia resigned
    director
  10. 2024-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As H3F LIMITED
  12. 2023-12-11
    TABASSUM, Zobia appointed
    director
  13. 2023-12-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Usman Yasin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Zobia Tabassumceased 01/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

46a Foxbar Road
Paisley
PA2 0AY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TABASSUM, Zobia
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
YASIN, Usman
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
TABASSUM, Zobia
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-12-11 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-11